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Monday, January 18, 2010

Muthiyaa : Fist Snacks

How lucky can you get! Preparing a new dish for guests guinea pig cousins – dish which you haven’t heard or never tried, and you get applause for it =D>Yeah... it was one of those lucky day for me :D

The Foodie had mentioned about Methi Muthhiya for some time now, as I never heard\had these earlier I never ventured the idea of preparing them. But over the weekend we thought of preparing some new starter with those fresh green Methi. This is new and crispy starter – snack item and very healthy as prepared with one of the most versatile green vegetable.

You Need :

Fenugreek (Methi) Leaves: One Bunch

Corn flour: One measure

Gram flour (Besan): One Measure

Turmeric Powder: ½ tsp

Red Chili Powder: 1-2 tsp as per taste

Coriander Powder: 1 tsp

Carom Seeds (Ajwain - Owa): 1tsp

Cumin Powder: 1tsp

Baking Powder: pinch

Salt to taste

Water: If needed - To prepare thick dough

Sesame Seeds: 2-3 tbsp

Oil : 2-3 tbsp

You Do:

Wash fenugreek leaves with loads of water and chop it coarsely.

Mix everything in BLUE along with 1-2 tbsp of sesame seeds and 1tbsp of oil and knead into a STIFF dough out of it, using water only if necessary.

Now the literal meaning of Muthiya seems “Muthi size” - Fist Size. Take small balls of the dough in you fist and make a fist size –shape “Muthiyas” – small rolls.

Steam these for about 20-30 mins, till they are cooked. I think you can also use Idli maker, but The Foodie persisted to steam these the traditional way. Take a Look here.(Put the rolls on colander over boiling water till the water evaporates to half)

these huge hands or fists are not mine :P

Once cooked, rolls become a bit stiff.Let them cool to room temperature. If you feel the size is a bit big you can cut them to half.

Sesame Seeds being the integral part of this dish sending this to Priya’s Cooking with seeds – Sesame Seeds.

Rohini’s Bookmarked Vegetable Pulav:

During this Fiesta for my cousins, I wanted to make something more than my normal routine Pulav. Rohini’sVegetable Pulav was intriguing because of its mentioned marinate of vegetables with all spices.

Verdict: I totally followed her version of Pulav and loved it instantly. The marination does give the royal feel to the Pulav.Everyone loved this party style Pulav and especially the spicy feel to all vegetables in it. Thanks Rohini , this was just the start to your many more bookmarked recipes =P~